The 1984 European Tour was the 13th official season of

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tournaments known as the

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. It was the first year for the tour as an independent entity, having previously been organised by European Tournament Players Division of the Professional Golfers' Association. The season was made up of 26 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events". The Order of Merit was won by West Germany's

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, who won four tournaments during the season and finished as joint runner-up in

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Changes for 1984

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the

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, the

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and the

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; and the loss of the

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and the

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. In addition the English Golf Classic was merged with the

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. Soon after the schedule was revealed, it was announced that the Bob Hope British Classic had been cancelled; the Sanyo Open was brought forward from October to fill the vacated dates.

Order of Merit name change

The money list reverted to its original title as the "Order of Merit", having been known as the "Official Money List" for the preceding four seasons.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1984 season.

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in

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Awards

Notes

References

External links

1984 season results on the PGA European Tour website
{{European Tour Seasons European Tour seasons

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